Lion (Peter Murphy album)

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Lion
Peter Murphy - Lion.jpg
Studio album by
Peter Murphy
Released2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
Genre Alternative rock, gothic rock, industrial rock [1]
Length56:10
Label Nettwerk
Producer Youth
Peter Murphy chronology
Ninth
(2011)		Lion
(2014)
Singles from Peter Murphy
  1. "Hang Up"
    Released: 8 April 2014

Lion is the tenth solo album by English musician Peter Murphy. It was released on 2 June 2014 in the United Kingdom and 3 June 2014 in the United States through Nettwerk Records. [2] The album was produced by Killing Joke bassist Youth alias Martin Glover. [3] [4]

Contents

A teaser trailer for the album was released on 27 March 2014. The track "Hang Up" was released as a single on 8 April 2014 [5] and was accompanied by a music video. [6] The remixed version track was also released as limited 7" Record Store Day single, with the b-side track "I’m On Your Side". [7] Murphy embarked a North American tour in 2014 in support of the album. [8]

It was his first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 since his 1992 album, Holy Smoke .

Background

The album is a product of sessions with Youth, with whom Murphy got together "just to see how it went." [4] Murphy described the album as "a mixture of stuff, almost like operas for the dispossessed" and "romantic and very deep and emotional, quite symphonic in places." [4] He also further stated:

"It's a mixture of 'The White Album,' which goes into 'Helter Skelter,' and kind of 'I Am the Walrus' type of arrangement stuff. It's a lot — kind of like, 'Who is that person? How can he imagine he can do all that?' I just think I'm out of place, really. I'm like Bowie, Iggy, Frank Sinatra, Elvis all rolled into one, and it's kind of like, 'What planet did he come from?" [8]

The album was recorded in a rapid manner, with songs improvised. [9] Murphy wondered if he would be able to replicate the performances while on tour:

"The songs are all in a high register — so now I have to learn to sing that way. I keep asking, 'My God, how did I get that high? How do I get that high again, and how do I sustain it for an hour?'" [9]

Track listing

  1. "Hang Up" – 5:44
  2. "I Am My Own Name" – 5:46
  3. "Low Tar Stars" – 4:12
  4. "I’m On Your Side" – 5:29
  5. "Compression" – 6:12
  6. "Holy Clown" – 4:14
  7. "The Rose" – 3:36
  8. "The Ghost of Shokan Lake" – 6:28
  9. "Eliza" – 3:23
  10. "Loctaine" – 6:25
  11. "Lion" – 4:41

Release history

CountryDateLabel
United Kingdom [10] 2 June 2014Loma Vista/Nettwerk Records
United States [2] 3 June 2014

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/lion-mw0002656498
  2. 1 2 Coplan, Chris (27 March 2014). "Peter Murphy confirms Lion release date, announces North American tour". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Grow, Kory (6 May 2013). "Bauhaus' Peter Murphy: "Doctors Give Out Antidepressants Like Smarties or M&Ms Now"". The Village Voice . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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  5. ↑ Young, Alex (5 April 2014). "Listen: Peter Murphy's new single "Hang Up"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Heller, Jason (4 April 2014). "Peter Murphy would like you to "Hang Up" and watch his new video". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bauhaus's Peter Murphy announces 10th solo album Lion". Fact. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 Adams, Gregory (27 March 2014). "Peter Murphy Takes 'Lion' on North American Tour, Unveils Album Teaser". Exclaim! . Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  9. 1 2 Sheffield, Rob (29 May 2014). "The Batman Cometh: Peter Murphy Returns With Goth Epic 'Lion'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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